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Top 10 U.S. Cities for Stolen Cars
By Cathryn Conroy, Netscape News Editor
1. Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona
2. Miami, Florida
3. Fresno, California
4. Detroit, Michigan
5. Sacramento, California
6. Tucson, Arizona
7. Tacoma, Washington
8. Stockton-Lodi, California
9. Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
10. Jersey City, New Jersey
Buying a new car? Here are the top 10 things you need to know, courtesy of CNN/Money.
Can you figure out what these 10 cities have in common? Most are near or within easy reach of borders and ports, a high attraction to car thieves, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau which compiles the annual report based on FBI statistics. "International demand is a major part of auto theft," Michael Erwin, a spokesman for the nonprofit group, told The Associated Press. "It's no longer the 16-year-old out joy-riding; it's the organized crime ring that's going to get the vehicle out of the country as quickly as possible." According to FBI statistics, auto theft rates increased 1.2% from 1999 to 2000, the first increase in eight years. And it looks like the rate is continuing to go up in the first half of 2002. How big a problem is it? A vehicle is stolen every 27 seconds in the United States. And theft costs totaled nearly $7.8 billion in 2000.
By Cathryn Conroy, Netscape News Editor
1. Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona
2. Miami, Florida
3. Fresno, California
4. Detroit, Michigan
5. Sacramento, California
6. Tucson, Arizona
7. Tacoma, Washington
8. Stockton-Lodi, California
9. Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington
10. Jersey City, New Jersey
Buying a new car? Here are the top 10 things you need to know, courtesy of CNN/Money.
Can you figure out what these 10 cities have in common? Most are near or within easy reach of borders and ports, a high attraction to car thieves, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau which compiles the annual report based on FBI statistics. "International demand is a major part of auto theft," Michael Erwin, a spokesman for the nonprofit group, told The Associated Press. "It's no longer the 16-year-old out joy-riding; it's the organized crime ring that's going to get the vehicle out of the country as quickly as possible." According to FBI statistics, auto theft rates increased 1.2% from 1999 to 2000, the first increase in eight years. And it looks like the rate is continuing to go up in the first half of 2002. How big a problem is it? A vehicle is stolen every 27 seconds in the United States. And theft costs totaled nearly $7.8 billion in 2000.
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